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ISSUED    BY   THE 


Immigration  Association 


OF    CALIFORNIA, 


Office,  Room  20,   No.  lO  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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CHICAGO  AND  NORTHWESTERN  RAILWAY 


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H®^  SPECIAL    NOTICE.-^ir 

To  meet  the  growing  demand  of  Eastern  aud  European  people,  for  cor- 
rect and  reliable  information  regarding  the  Pacific  States,  the  Agency  of  the  Chi- 
cago and  North  Western  Railway  at  San  Francisco  will  publish  from  time  to 
time  "  Pamphlets"  giving  statistics,  correct  data  written  by  parties  thoroughly  posted, 
which  will  be  a  guarantee  of  their  reliability.  Copies  can  be  obtained  from  all  Agents 
of  the  Chicago  and  North- Western  Railway  everywhere : 

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Western  States,  will  aid,  and  appreciate  the  labor  and  expense  incurred  by  the  Rail- 
way Company  in  these  publications,  by  extending  their  patronage,  and  advising  their 
friends  when  traveling  to  patronize  the 


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In  direct  Connection  with  all  the 

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The  General- A-gerit-'i-br  the  Pacihc  Coast,  J.  MEREDITH  DA  VIES,  P.  0. 
Address,  1887,  Residence,  Lick  House  or  office  at  Overland  Ticket  Office, 
Oakland  Ferry,  will  receive  and  appreciate  any  and  all  information  regarding  the 
Pacific  Coast;  he  will  gladly  answer  all  inquiries  from  those  intending  an  Eastern 
visit,  and  render  such  parties  every  assistance. 


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THE 


MMIGRATION  ASSOCIATION 


-OF- 


CALIFORNIA. 


This  Association  is  supported  by  and  is  under  the  control  of  the  business  men  of 
San  Francisco. 

It  is  organized  for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  free  information  concerning  California, 
and  to  assist  immigrants  in  finding  employment  and  permanent  homes  in  the  State. 

All  possible  care  will  be  taken  to  have  the  information  given  by  the  Association  clear 
and  reliable. 

The  Association  is  endorsed  by  the  Governor  of  the  State  and  by  the  Board  of  Trade 
of  San  Francisco,, as  follows: 


INDORSEMENTS. 


FROM  GOVERNOR  PERKINS. 

Sacramento,  Dec.  17,  i88i. 
Arthur R.  Briggs,  Esq.,  Pmident  Immigration  Association  of  California — Deak  Sir: — I  notice  with 
pleasure  the  formation  of  an  Immigration  Association  in  San  Francisco;  and  it  is  gratifying  to  me,  both 
as  a  citizen  and  as  Governor  of  our  honored  State,  that  it  should  have  fallen  into  such  worthy  hands.  I 
congratulate  the  members  thereof  in  their  selection  of  its  officers,  and  beg  to  add  my  endorsement  thereto. 
Thfiir  names  will  give  it  strength  and  confidence  in  the  community,  stamp  it  with  character,  honesty  «nd 
integrity .  and  result  in  advancing  the  best  interests  of  the  State. 

Very  respectfully, 

Geo.  C.  Perkins,  Governor. 


341338 


BY  THE  BOARD  OF  TRADE. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trade  of  San  Francisco,  held  at  the  rooms  of  the  Board, 
Dec.  9,  1 88 1,  President  Jacob  S.  Taber  in  the  chair,  the  following  resolutions  were  read 
and  adopted; 

IVAereas,  The  question  of  Immigration  is  one  of  vast  importance  to  the  business  men  of  this  city, 
and  we  believe  the  time  has  come  when  it  should  receive  intelligent  consideration  at  their  hands;  and 

Whereas,  This  Board  of  Trade  has,  through  its  action,  directed  public  attention  to  the  subject,  and 
been  instrumental  in  bringing  about  an  organization  calculated  to  do  much  good  to  the  State;  therefore 
be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  IMMIGRATION  ASSOCIATION  OF  CALIFORNIA,  organized  under  the  laws  of  this 
State,  has  the  fullest  approval  of  the  Board  of  Trade  of  San  Francisco;  that  the  known  character  of  the 
gentlemen  composing  the  Association  entitles  them  to  the  confidence  and  support  of  the  business  men  and 
capitalists  of  the  State. 

Resolved,  That,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Board,  any  information  distributed  by  the  Immigration  Asso- 
ciation OF  California  will  be  wholly  free  from  personal  motives;  and  from  its  reliabihty  and  character 
will  be  worthy  the  confidence  of  all  persons  seeking  knowledge  of  the  State. 


The  foregoing  are  full,  true  and  correct  copies  of  the  Governor's  letter,  and  of  the  resolutions  adopted 
by  the  Board  of  Trade,  endorsing  the  Immigration  Association  of  California. 

A.  W.  Preston,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  March  i,  i88a.  OflBce  Association,  No.  lo  Cahfomia  St. 


THE  CHICAGO  AND  NORTHWESTERN  RAILWAY  is  tlie  only 
Company  issning  Pamphlets  giving  correct  information  ^regarding 
the  Pacific  States;  lience  can  consistently  ask  the  patronage  of  Cit- 
izens of  those  States  as  well  as  of  those  going  to  the  Pacific,  it  being 
the  direct  Short  Pioneer  Route."' 

Tickets  on  Sale  at  all  Leading  Ticket-oflfices  throughout  the 
country. 


OFFICERS    OF   THE    ASSOCIATION. 


The  Directory  of   the  Association  is  as  follows: 

OFFICERS: 

ARTHUR  R.  BRIGGS President 

W.  L.  MERRY Vice-President 

W.  STEINHART Treasurer 

A.  W.  PRESTON Secretary 

C.  H.  STREET Land  Officer 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

James  R.  Kelly,  W.  Steinhart,  , 

Wm.  L.  Merry,  T.  L.  Barker, 

James  Duffy,  J.  V.  Webster, 

Wm.  Blanding,  Arthur  R.  Briggs, 

W.  N.  Hawley. 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

James  R.  Kelly,  T.  L.  Barker, 

J.  V.  Webster,  Wm.  Blanding, 

Arthur  R.  Briggs. 

MEMBERS  OF    THE  ASSOCIATION. 

James  R.  Kelly,  J.  A.  Folger, 

W.  W.  Dodge,  W.  N.  Hawley, 

Wm.  L.  Merry,  W.   Steinhart, 

Jules  Cerf,  ,                    Henry  Casanova, 

Henry  Payot,  *                 Geo.  K.  Porter, 

M.  Ehrman,  Jas.  Duffy, 

T.  L.  Barker,  Wm.  Blanding, 

Arthur  R.  Briggs,  C.  W.  Whitney, 

J.  V.  Webster,  John  C.  Hall, 

C.  F.  Bassett,  a.  a.  Wheeler. 


The  Chicago  and  northwestern  Hallway 


IS  THE  SHORT  LTNE  CONNECTING  THE 


Pacific  Railfoads  witli  Cfiicap  and  tlie  East, 


THE  SHORT  LINE  FROM  THE  EAST 


via  CHICAGO 


to  CALIFORNIA. 


THE  FINEST  ANDIIBEST  EQUIPliCENT. 
OIffI.Y  LrllVK  running  the 


IMPERIAL  PALACE  DINING  GARS. 


CALIFORNIA 


GEOGRAPHY. 

It  has  been  truly  said  that  "  CaUfornia  has  a 
peculiar  topography.  No  other  State  com- 
prises within  so  small  a  space  such  various,  so 
many,  and  such  strongly  marked  natural 
divisions,  isolated  volcanic  peaks,  vast 
domes  of  granite,  steep  and  rugged  mount- 
ain ridges,  fertile  and  beautiful  valleys,  bare 
deserts,  spacious  bays,  magnificent  rivers, 
unparalleled  waterfalls,  picturesque  lakes, 
extensive  marshes,  broad  prairies  and  dense 
forests — all  these  are  hers."  The  State  ex- 
tends in  a  northwesterly  and  southeasterly 
course  about  750  miles,  with  an  average 
breadth  north  of  Monterey  of  200  miles, 
and  south  of  that  point  of  300  miles,  and 
comprises  within  its  limits  an  area  of  about 
155,000  square  miles  or  99,000,000  acres,  and 
is  the  second  largest  in  the  Union. 

POPULATION. 

It  has  a  population  of  only  850,000,  much 
scattered,  yet  the  total  annual  productions 
of  the  mines,  farms  and  manufactories 
amounts  to  over  $150,000,000.  The  people 
have  nearly  $150,000,000  in  the  savings  and 
other  banks,  and  are  generally  enterprising 
and  prosperous. 


TOPOGRAPHY. 

There  are  two  great  mountam  ranges  run- 
ning northwest  and  southeast,  namely  :  the 
Sierra  Nevada  and  the  Coast  Range.  The 
former  is  from  5,000  to  8,000  feet  high,  and 
the  latter  from  2,000  to  6,000  feet.  The  two 
ranges  are  connected  in  the  southern  part 
of  the  State  at  Tehachapi  and  again  at 
Mount  San  Bernardino.  The  Sierra  Ne- 
vada extends  along  the  eastern  border  of 
the  State,  and  the  Coast  Range  along  the 
coast  to  the  north  and  south  boundaries  of 
the  State.  The  Sierra  Nevada  is  about  450 
miles  long  and  connects  with  the  Coast 
Range  again  by  a  latitudinal  range  run- 
ning across  the  northern  portion  of  the  State. 
The  base  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  Range  north 
of  Fresno  has  an  average  width  of  about  80 
miles.  The  Coast  Range  averages  about 
65  miles  in  width. 

Between  the  two  ranges  are  the  great  Sac- 
ramento and  San  Joaquin  valleys,  which  are 
about  450  miles  long,  by  55  iniles  wide,  and 
may  be  termed  the  heart  of  the  State. 

In  the  northern  part  of  the  State  and 
north  of  the  junction  of  the  two  great  mount- 
ain ranges  is  the  Klamath  basin,  through 
which  runs  the  Klamath  river  in  a  south- 


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westerly  course,  between  steep  hills  and 
imountains  and  rocky  canons,  for  a  distance 
of  about  225  miles  to  the  ocean. 

The  whole  basin  of  the  Klamath  is   very 

rugged  for  a  distance  of  forty  miles  from  the 
coast,  and  along  the  main  river  there  is  very 

little  valley  or  bottom  land.  Near  the 
lakes  are  large  bodies  of  land.  The  largest 
tributaries  to  the  Klamath,  the  Trinity  and 
Salmon  rivers,  run  through  a  country  al- 
most as  rugged  as  that  bordering  on  the  lower 
mainstream.  Scott  and  Shasta  rivers — small- 
er tributaries — have  fertile  valleys  of  bot- 
tom land  about  five  miles  wide  and  forty 
long.  Pine,  cedar  and  fir  forests  cover  the 
mountains,  and  there  are  other  valuable  trees 
both  on  the  mountains  and  in  the  valleys. 

In  the  extreme  southeastern  portion  of  the 
State  is  the  Colorado  Desert,  which  is  about 
S40  miles  long  by  70  miles  wide. 

Another  great  basin,  called  the  Mo- 
Jave  Basin,  extends  into  the  middle 
eastern  border  of  the  State,  the  surface  of 
which  is  cut  up  by  many  irregular  ridges  of 
barren  rocky  mountains. 

There  are  many  rivers.  In  the  central 
portions  are  the  Sacramento  and  San  Joa- 
quin, each  about  350  miles  long  in  their  me- 
anderings,  which  are  the  only  navigable 
streams  in  the  State.  There  flows  from  the 
Sierra  Range  westward  into  the  Sacramento, 
the  Pitt,  Feather,  Yuba,  American,  Co- 
simines  and  Mokelumne  rivers.  Into  the 
San  Joaquin,  the  Calaveras,  Stanislaus,  Tu- 
olumne,  Merced,  Chowchilla  and  Fresno. 
Into  Tulare  lake,  the  Kings,  Tule  and  White 
rivers,  and  into  Kern  lake,  the  Kern  river. 
All  of  these  are  considerable  streams,  with 


an  average  length  of  about  120  miles.  The 
upper  half  of  each  is«in  the  steep  and  rugged 
mountains,  where  they  are  torrents.  After 
reaching  the  plain  their  currents  are  gentle 
and  the  banks  low,  fringed  with  oak,  syca- 
more, Cottonwood  and  willow. 

But  few  streams  flow  eastward  from  the 
Coast  Range,  and  these  are  not  all  perma- 
nent. The  rivers  of  this  range  flowing  west- 
ward into  the  ocean,  are  necessarily  short. 
Those  south  of  San  Francisco  are  the  San 
Lorenzo,  Pajaro,  Salinas,  Cuyama,  Santa 
Inez,  Santa  Maria,  San  Buenaventura, 
Santa  Clara,  Los  Angeles,  San  Gabriel, 
Santa  Ana,  Santa  Margarita,  San  Luis  Rey 
and  San  Diego,  many  of  which  are  constant 
streams  to  within  ten  or  fifteen  miles  of  their 
mouths,  and  all  of  them  passing  through 
rich  valleys.  North  of  San  Francisco  the 
main  streams  of  the  Coast  Range  which 
empty  into  the  ocean  are  the  Russian,  Eei, 
Elk,  Mad,  Klamath  and  Smith  rivers,  be- 
sides many  others  of  less  importance,  all  of 
which  are  permanent  streams,  bordered 
with  narrow  valleys  at  the  foot  of  the 
mountains. 

To  all  the  rivers  of  the  State  there  are 
many  tributaries  along  which  are  good  agri- 
cultural lands. 

J  The  Coast  Range  is  composed  of  a  multi- 
tude of  ridges,  and  is  intersected  by  numer- 
ous long,  fertile  and  narrow  valleys,  such  as 
the  Los  Angeles,  Salinas,  Santa  Clara,  So- 
noma, Napa  and  Russian  River.  These  are 
among  the  most  fertile  valleys  in  the  State. 

The  Sonoma  and  Napa  valleys  are  partic- 
ularly noted  for  the  production  of  grapes  and 
wines. 


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There  are  many  important  lakes — the 
Tulare,  Owens,  Kern,  Clear,  Klamath, 
Goose,  Fall,  Honey,  Elizabeth,  Tahoe, 
Mono  and  Dry  lakes.  There  are  also  many 
smaller  ones. 

Along  the  coast  of  goo  miles  there  are  nu- 
merous good  harbors,  the  most  important  of 
which  are  those  of  San  Francisco,  Wilming- 
ton and  San  Diego.  The  former  is  one  of 
the  finest  land-locked  harbors  in  the  world, 
and  the  latter  is  not  excelled  by  many. 

THE  FOOTHILLS. 

The  western  base  of  the  Sierra  Nevada 
mountains,  for  a  width  of  about  twenty 
miles,  and  bordering  the  Sacramento  and 
San  Joaquin  valleys  is  known  as  the  foothill 
region,  and  is  included  in  the  estimate  here- 
tofore given  as.  the  width  of  the  Sierra 
range.  The  "foothills"  extend  from  the 
northern  to  the  southern  extremity  of  these 
valleys.  The  temperature,  up  to  a  hight  of 
about  1,500  feet,  is  similar  to  places  in 
the  same  latitude  in  the  valley.  In  the 
latitude  of  Sacramento  thera  is  a  slight  in- 
crease of  rainfall  graduated  by  the  increase 
in  elevation.  South  of  Sacramento  the  in- 
crease diminishes. 

Throughout  the  whole  of  this  region  living 
springs  are  numerous.  Every  agricultural 
product  that  can  be  grown  in  the  valleys 
may  be  produced  with  equal  facility  in  these 
foothills.  Ordinarily  the  land  has  to  be 
cleared  of  trees.  Fruit  trees  and  vines 
thrive  better  than  in  the  valleys.  Wood  is 
everywhere  to  be  found. 

There  are  more  than  3,000,000  acres  of 


these   lands   open  to   settlement  under   the 
homestead  and  pre-emption  laws. 

CLIMATE. 

One  of  the  chief  advantages  of  California 
is  its  admirable  climate.  It  is  much  varied, 
differing  greatly  in  different  localities.  In 
man/ counties  thirty  miles  travel  takes  one 
from  the  region  of  oranges  to  where  only 
the  hardy  fruits  thrive. 

In  the  valleys  the  winters  are  mild.  In  sum- 
mer the  nights  are  cool,  and  cloudy  days  are 
few.  Violent  wind  storms, thunder,  lightning, 
hail,  snow  and  ice  are  very  rare. 

On  the  foothills  of  the  Sierra,  after  a  hight 
of  about  1,500  feet  is  reached,  also  north- 
ward, in  the  Coast  Range,  the  climate  as  we 
ascend  approaches  more  and  more  that  of  the 
north  Atlantic  States. 

At  San  Francisco  ice  is  rarely  seen,  and 
the  thermometer  never  stays  at  the  freezing 
point  twenty-four  hours.  Snow  has  not  been 
seen,  except  a  few  flakes,  for  twenty-five 
years. 

In  the  Sacramento  and  San  Joaquin  val- 
leys the  winters  are  about  four  degrees 
colder,  and  the  mean  temperature  in  the 
summer  is  from  sixteen  to  twenty  degrees 
warmer  than  that  of  San  Francisco.  The 
weather  at  mid-day  is  very  warm  during  the 
dry  season.  In  the  southern  part  of  the 
State  the  winters  are  milder  and  summers 
warmer.  A  temperature  of  100  degrees 
in  the  southern  and  interior  part  of  California, 
owing  to  the  dry  atmosphere,  is  more  en- 
durable than  80  degrees  in   the  States   east 


CALIFORNIA. 


of  the  Rocky  Mountains.     Sunstroke  is  un- 
known. 

The  following  table  gives  the  results  of 
observations  at  various  points  on  the 
Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  as  compared  with 
some  of  the  world's  noted  climates: 

MEAN  TEMPERATURE. 


Place. 


Jan.  July  Dif.  Lat. 


Austin,  Texas 

Borden,  Cal   

Cincinnati,  O 

ChicaRO,  III  

City  of  Mexico 

Caliente,  Cal 

Delano,  Cal 

Dijon,  France 

Fort  Yuma,  Arizona 

Genoa,  Italy 

Gilroy,  Cal 

Goshen,  Cal 

Honolulu,  S.  I 

Hollister,  Cal   

Jacksonville,  Florida 

Los  Angeles,  Cal 

Monterey,  Cal 

Milan,  Italy 

New  York 

New  Orleans,  Louisiana. 

Naples,  Italy 

Nice,   France 

Pajriro,    Cal 

Richmond.    Virginia 

San   Francisco,   Cal 

Santa  Barbara,    Cal 

San  Diego,  Cal 

Sacramento,  Cal 

Stockton,  Cal 

San  Mateo,  Cal 

San  Jose.  Cal 

Salinas,  Cal   

Soledad,  Cal 

Savannali,  Georgia 

St.  Augustine,  Florida... 
Vallejo,    Cal 


Deg. 
36 
42 

21 
10 

52 

46 

47 
33 
56 
46 

41 
SI 
71 
48 

58 
55 
52 
33 
31 
55 
46 

47 
49 
73 
48 

56 
57 
45 
49 
46 
46 
47 
43 
39 
59 
48 


Deg. 
84 
89 
77 
63 
63 
92 
86 
70 
92 

77 
78 

91 
78 
73 
80 
67 
58 
74 
77 
82 
76 
75 
58 
77 
58 
66 
65 
73 
72 

59 
69 

65 
70 
82 
77 
67 


Deg. 
48 
47 
56 

53 
II 
46 
39 
37 
36 
31 
37 
40 

7 
25 
22 
12 

6 

41 
46 

27 
30 
28 

9 
44 
10 
10 

8 
28 
23 
13 
23 
18 
27 

43 

18 

19 


30.36 
36.00 
39.06 
41.00 
19.26 
3'i-oo 
35.00 
47.00 
32.43 
44-24 
37.00 
36.00 
21.16 
36.00 
30.50 
34-04 
36.36 
45.00 
4°-37 
29-57 
40-52 
43.C0 
36.00 
37-00 
36-36 
34-24 
32.41 
38-34 
37-56 
j7-oo 
37.00 
36.00 
36.00 
32.00 
■.0.05 
38.05 


The  climate  in  the  extreme  northern  part 
of  the  State  is  cold  in  winter  and  warm  in 
summer,  and  is  similar  to  that  of  the  East- 
ern States.   (  -J 

» 

The  temperature  of  the  coast  is  generally 
mild  and  pleasant  in  summer,  but  north  of 
Santa  Barbara  is  subject  to  chilly  northwest 
winds.  In  winter  the  weather  is  chilly  but 
not  cold.  The  coast  counties  are  subject  to 
regular  trade-winds  and  fogs  for  a  distance 
of  from  six  to  ten  miles  inland.     The  fog  at 


times  is  thick  and  wet,  and  is  little  less  than 
a  fine  drizzly  rain,  beneficial  to  crops  of 
nearly  all  kinds.  These  usually  disappear 
about  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning. 

SEASONS. 

The  year  is  divided  into  two  seasons,  the 
wet  and  the  dry.  The  wet  season  generally 
begins  about  the  middle  ofNovember,  some- 
times a  little  earlier  or  later,  and  continues 
until  April  or  May.  There  is  occasionally  a 
light  shower  in  June  or  July.  Between  har- 
vest and  threshing  time  there  is  little  danger 
of  rain.  Grain  is  often  left  lying  in  sacks 
upon  the  field  for  months,  or  until  sold. 

The  wet  season  is  much  the  pleasanter 
time  of  the  year.  It  is  called  the  rainy  sea- 
son, not  because  the  rain  falls  continuously, 
but  because  it  does  not  fall  at  any  other  time. 

Plowing  and  seeding  commence  with  the 
first  heavy  rains. 

The  average  rainfall  of  the  State  is  less 
than  that  of  Liverpool  and  Rome,  or  of 
Chicago  and  St.  Louis,  and  about  the  same 
as  at  Paris.  In  some  localities,  however,  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  State  it  is  greater 
than  in  any  of  the  places  named. 

The  following  table  gives  the  average 
yearly  rainfall  by  localities  : 


City  or  Town. 


Crescent  City.. 
Humboldt_  Bay. 
San  Francisco.. 

Monterey 

Santa  Barbara. 
Los  Angeles.... 

San  Diego 

Bakersfield. ... 

Fresno 

Sacramento 

Redding 

San  Jose 


County. 


Del  Norte 

Humboldt..  .. 
.San  Francisco. 

.Monterey 

Santa  Barbara 
Los  Angeles. .. 
San  Diego .... 

ICern   

Fresno,..- 

.Sacramento. .. 

Shasta 

Santa  Clara. . . 


Inch's. 


34 
32 
23 
15 

14 
12 
10 

19 
30 
15 


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While  it  is  raining  m  the  valleys  the  snow 
is  usually  falling  in  the  mountains.  It  is 
probable  that  as  much  snow  falls  on 
the  mountains  in  the  eastern  and  northern 
parts  of  the  State  as  in  any  part  of  the 
United  States.  From  the  north  part  of  So- 
noma, Napa  and  Solano  counties  northward, 
light  snows  fall  on  the  low  lands  every 
winter. 

IRRIGATION. 

If  the  rainfall  is  less  than  ten  inches  dur- 
ing any  season  irrigation  is  necessary.  Al- 
though there  are  few  localities  in  the  State 
where  the  average  rainfall  for  a  long  series 
of  years  does  not  exceed  ten  inches,  yet,  in 
nearly  all  the  counties  south  of  Sacramento 
and  San  Francisco,  there  are  often  years 
when  it  is  less.  In  the  San  Joaquin  Valley 
and  further  south  in  the  State,  irrigation  is 
general.  It  is  always  .beneficial,  and  when 
provided,  adds  much  to  the  value  of  the 
land,  and  causes  it  to  produce  astonishing 
crops. 

Artesian  water,  which  is  found  at  yarious 
depths  in  the  valleys,  varying  from  50  to  350 
feet,  is  largely  used  for  irrigation  purposes. 
Ordinary  wells  are  sunk  to  a  depth  of  from  10 
to  50  feet  almost  anywhere  in  the  State  and 
abundant  water  is  found. 

HEALTHFULNESS. 

The  climate  of  California  is  generally  con- 
sidered conducive  to  health.  The  hills  and 
mountains  and  their  valleys  are  considered 
very  healthy.  In  the  low  lands,  where  over- 
flowed, there  are  at  certain  seasons  some  mi- 
asmatic diseases.  But  there  are  no  diseases 
peculiar  to  California  alone. 


Portions  of  the  State  have  long  been 
visited  as  health  resorts,  particularly  in  the 
winter  seasons. 

Among  the  many  places  most  noted  as 
health  and  pleasure  resorts,  may  be  men- 
tioned Los  Angeles,  San  Diego,  San  Ber- 
nardino, Santa  Barbara,  Monterey,  Santa 
Cruz,  Napa,  San  Rafael,  Santa  Rosa  and 
St.  Helena.  In  the  mountains,  in  different 
parts  of  the  State,  are  many  valuable  min- 
eral springs.  These  are  much  visited  for 
pleasure  and  health. 

TIMBER. 

California  produces  many  varieties  of  val-  - 
uable  trees  which  grow  both  on  the  mount- 
ains and  in  the  valleys.  The  greater  portion 
of  the  Sierra  Nevada  mountains  is  covered 
with  timber.  The  oak,  manzanita,  nut-pine, 
and  other  varieties,  grow  to  an  elevation  of 
about  2,500  feet  above  the  sea,  and  dense 
forests  of  cone-bearing  trees  are  found  at  an 
altitude  of  6,000  feet.  The  redwood  is  the 
second  tree  in  size  in  the  State,  and  the  first 
in  commercial  value.  It  is  used  for  lumber, 
fencing,  ties  and  fuel,  and  for  all  kinds  of 
rough  and  fancy  building.  It  grows  on  the 
coast  from  one  to  thirty  miles  inland,  and 
the  forests  extend  from  the  north  boundary 
of  the  State  to  the  south  boundary  of  Monte- 
rey county.  The  redwood  tree  is  never  found 
outside  this  State.  The  >yhite  oak  grows  to  a 
considerable  size,  but  it  is  of  little  value  except 
for  fuel.  Laurel  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
trees  of  the  coast,  madrona  the  most  strik-  , 
ing.  There  are  other  valuable  and  beauti- 
ful trees  in  the  State,  such  as  the  juniper, 
yew,  walnut,  cypress,  poplar,  willow,  live 
oak,   sycamore,   buckeye,   cottonwood,   etc. 


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The  eucalyptus  tree,  or  Australian  gum, 
as  it  is  sometimes  called,  when  set  out, 
grows  .n  all  the  coast  counties  of  the  State 
most  rapidly,  and  a  grove  of  these  in  a  few 
years  becomes  a  forest.  This  wood  is  valu- 
able for  fuel. 

"SOIL. 

The  soil  is  much  varied.  In  some  of  the 
valleys  it  is  a  loose,  rich  loam.  In  others  it 
is  an  adobe  soil  which  produces  excellent 
crops  when  once  under  cultivation.  The 
soil  on  the  hills  and  mountains  is  rich  and 
mellow,  and  is  very  easily  worked. 

The  prairies  are  not  covered  with  sod,  and 
the  first  plowing  is  nearly  as  easy  as  the  sub- 
sequent ones.  The  severe  task  of  breaking 
prairie  is  not  known  in  this  State.  The  soil 
of  the  timber  lands  is  similar  to  that  of  the 
timber  lands  in  the  Western  States. 

PRODUCTIONS. 

The  agricultural  productions  of  California 
are  more  varied  than  those  of  any  other 
State  in  the  Union.  The  soil  produces,  with 
equal  facility  in  the  peculiar  climates  which 
are  found  here,  the  vines  of  continental 
Europe,  the  hardier  cereals  of  North  America, 
and  the  luxuriant  fruits  and  flowers  of  the 
semi-tropics. 

California  is  noted  the  world  over  for  the 
excellent  quality  and  size  of  her  fruits. 

The  blooming  of  flowers  in  winter  is  the 
admiration  of  visitors. 

Wheat,  barley,  oats,  rye,  buckwheat,  In- 
dian corn,  broom  com  and  hops  are  exten- 
sively raised  in  nearly  all  parts  of  the  State. 


California  is  the  third  largest  exporter  of 
wheat  of  all  the  United  States.  In  quality 
CaHfornia  wheat  is  harder,  dryer  and 
stronger  in  gluten  than  that  grown  elsewhere 
in  the  United  States.  Fruits,  barley,  honey, 
wool  and  hides  are  exported  in  large  quan- 
tities. 

The  State  is  also  noted  for  its  ric^  gold, 
silver  dnd  quicksilver  mines,  and  is  well  sup- 
plied with  coal,  iron,  copper,  stone,  and 
marble. 

Garden  produce  of  all  kinds  is  easily 
raised  everywhere.  Peas,  beans,  onions, 
potatoes,  pumpkins,  squashes,  melons,  to- 
matoes, beets,  carrots,  radishes,  cabbages, 
celery,  sweet  potatoes,  etc. 

The  apple,  pear,  quince,  peach,  plum, 
prune,  cherry,  apricot,  nectarine,  olive  and 
other  fruits,  and  the  English  walnut,  almond, 
chestnut  and  peanut  thrive  exceedingly  well. 

Blackberries,  strawberries,  raspberries, 
gooseberries,  currants  and  other  small 
fruits  do  well  in  very  many  parts  of  the 
State.  The  grape,  both  for  wine  and  raisins, 
does  exceptionally  well,  and  raisins  are  com- 
peting successfully  with  the  best  brands  of 
Malaga.  France  is  also  yielding  the  palm  to 
California  for  the  excellence  of  her  wines. 

The  orange,  lemon,  lime,  fig,  pomegranate, 
etc.,  grow  luxuriantly  in  the  southern  gar- 
dens and  orchards.  The  fig  does  well  as 
far  north  as  Sacramento. 

Tobacco  and  cotton  are  grown  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  State,  and  both  promise 
to  become  important  productions. 

It  has  been  deinonstrated  beyond  ques- 
tion that  California  is   well  adai)ted  to  the 


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raising  of  silk.  Its  equable  climate  and  the 
rapid  growth  of  the  mulberry  tree  have 
proved  in  various  parts  of  the  State  that  the 
rearing  of  the  silkworm"  will  become  an  im- 
portant branch  of  industry.  It  requires 
little  or  no  capital,  and  can  be  carried  on 
by  the  women  and  children  of  the  family  as 
an  addition  to  other  farm  wprk.  None  of 
the  diseases  which  have  affected  the  worm 
in  Europe  have  ever  appeared  in  this  State. 
Samples  of  the  silk  raised  here  have  been 
sent  to  England,  France  and  Italy,  and  the 
manufacturers  have  expressed  the  opinion 
that  it  is  equal  to  that  produced  in  the  most 
noted  districts  of  Japan  and  Asia  Minor. 

Alfalfa  often  produces  three  and  even  four 
crops  of  hay  in  a  single  season,  and  is  con- 
sidered invaluable  for  stock. 

The  climate  is  so  mild  that  all  vegetable 
life  in  ordinary  seasons  is  almost  as  active 
in  January  as  in  July.  Trees  and  shrubs 
have  nearly  twice  as  much  time  to  grow  and 
mature  as  in  the  Atlantic  States. 

DOMESTIC  ANIMALS. 

Horses,  mules,  cattle,  sheep,  goats  and 
hogs  are  raised  in  every  part  of  the  State, 
and  south  of  San  Francisco  can  live  through 
the  winter  months  without  shelter  and  with- 
out cultivated  food.  Fine  blooded  stock  of 
all  kinds  has  been  introduced,  and  many 
farms  are  devoted  specially  to  raising  blooded 
animals.  There  are  blooded  stock  farms  in 
California  unsurpassed  in  the  world.  Nu- 
tritious grasses  grow  voluntarily  in  abun- 
dance in  the  valleys  and  on  the  foothills  and 
mountains  during  the  wet  season,  and  retain 
their  nutritious  qualities  when  dried  by  the 


summer  sun;  these  make  excellent  feed 
for  horses,  cattle,  sheep  and  hogs  during  the 
dry  season.  The  late  fall  and  early  winter 
in  California  is  the  feeding  season  for  stock 
when  feeding  is  necessary. 

MARKETS. 

Good  markets  are  to  be  found  for  all  pro- 
ductions in  the  State.  The  mining  districts 
furnish  markets  for  farmers  and  fruit  raisers 
situated  within  easy  reach  by  wagon.  P'arm- 
ing  is  generally  profitable  in  this  State,  as 
elsewhere.  Wheat,  barley 'and  various  other 
crops  can  usually  be  sold  on  the  land  where 
produced,  to  the  agents  of  millmen  and  ship- 
pers, who  traverse  the  country  making  pur- 
chases. Wheat  is  shippedto  Europe  by  sailing 
vessels.  Fruits,  honey,  wool  and  hides  are 
shipped  to  the  Eastern  States  and  cities  by  the 
overland  railroads.  The  Southern  Pacific  rail- 
road has  also  commenced  carrying  wheat, 
flour  and  other  productions  to  New  Orleans 
and  the  Southern  States. 

RAILROADS. 

Although  it  is  but  thirty-five  years  since 
the  discovery  of  gold  in  California,  at  which 
period  the  State  was  a  vast  wilderness,  yet 
in  that  short  time  the  progress  of  civilization 
has  been  rapid  and  permanent.  Railroads 
have  kept  pace  with  the  increase  in  popula- 
tion, and  there  are  now  twenty-three  railroads 
in  operation,  including  the  main  trunk  lines 
and  their  branches,  and  many  others  are 
contemplated.  Those  in  operation  are  the 
Central  Pacific,  main  line;  Central  Pacific, 
Oregon  division;    Central  Pacific,  Western 


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division;  Central  Pacific  and  Amador  Branch 
railroad;  Southern  Pacific,  Northern  division; 
Southern  Pacific,  Tulare,  Los  Angeles,  Yuma 
and  Wilmington  divisions;  Los  Angeles  and 
Independence;  California  Northern;  Califor- 
nia Pacific  and  Northern  Railway;  Nevada 
County  Narrow  Gauge;  North  Pacific  Coast; 
Northern  Railway  and  Berkeley  Branch; 
Northern  Railway  and  San  Pablo  and  Tulare 
Railroad;  Sacramento  and  Placerville;  San 
Francisco  arjd  North  Pacific;  San  Luis 
Obispo  and  Santa  Maria;  Santa  Cruz; 
South  Pacific  Coast;  Stockton  and  Copper- 
opolis;  Vaca  Valley  and   Clear  Lake. 


SCHOOLS,  CHURCHES,  AND  BENEV- 
OLENT ASSOCIATIONS. 

Our  common  schools  are  the  pride  of 
the  State.  Free  education  is  provided;  so 
that  it  is  within  the  reach  of  all.  Wherever 
fifteen  children  can  be  gathered  to  form  a 
school,  it  is  entitled  to  support  at  the  public 
expense. 

In  the  large  towns  are  first-class  high 
schools.  There  are  also  a  number  of  acade- 
mies and  colleges,  some  of  them  first-class 
institutions.  There  are  also  military,  medi- 
cal and  theological  schools.  San  Francisco 
supports  three  commercial  colleges.  Besides 
these  are  the  State  Normal  School  and  the 
University,  both  supported  by  the  State. 

The  leading  church  denominations  are 
well  established. 

In  all  the  leading  towns  the  principal  be- 
nevolent associations  have  organizations. 


,  LANDS. 

Private  lands  vary  in  price  from  two  dollars 
and  fifty  cents  an  acre  for  unimproved  lands 
remote  from  towns,  to  ten  dollars  an  acre 
near  towns;  and  from  ten  dollars  to  one  hun- 
dred dollars  an  acre  for  improved  land,  ac- 
cording to  value  of  improvements  and  prox- 
imity to  large  or  small  towns. 

The  Immigration  Association  is  search- 
ing the  United  States  Land  Office  records  in 
California,  to  ascertain  the  exact  location 
and  quality  of  the  millions  of  acres  of  vacant 
Government  lands  in  the  State,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  aiding  immigrants  to  locate  on  them 
with  the  least  possible  expense  and  loss  of 
time.  There  are  Government  lands  in  every 
county  in  the  State,  with  two  or  three  excep- 
tions, but  as  to  quality  and  exact  location 
this  Association  has  much  yet  to  learn. 

Title  to  the  Government  lands  may  be 
acquired  under  the  Homestead,  Pre-emption, 
Timber  and  Timber  Culture  laws.  " 

HOMESTEAD  LAW. 

The  word  homestead,  as  now  applied  in 
the  United  States,  signifies  a  tract  of  land 
given  away  by  the  Government  as  a  free 
gift  forever,  on  the  single  condition  that  the 
person  accepting  the  gift  shall  live  upon  the 
land  and  cultivate  it,  and  make  it  his  home 
for  five  years.  Any  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  who  is  the  head  of  a  family,  or  an 
unmarried  person  over  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years,  is  entitled  to  a  homestead  of  i6o  acres. 
Persons  of  foreign  birth  may  avail  them- 
selves of  the  benefit  of  this  law  by  declaring 
their  intention  to  become  citizens;  and  this 


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they  can  do  immediately  after  their  arrival 
in  this  country. 

A  person  wishing  to  enter  a  homestead 
must  go  to  the  United  Stales  Land  Office  of 
the  district,  or  to  the  Clerk  of  the  county 
in  which  the  land  he  wants  is  located, 
and  file  his  application  and  affidavit  in 
accordance  with  legal  forms  which  will  be 
furnished  him  by  the  Land  Office.  The 
Land  Office  fees  are  from  $16  to  $22,  which 
must  be  paid  at  the  time  of  filing  the  appli- 
cation. Within  six  months  after  fihng  his 
application  at  the  Land  Office  the  settler 
must  commence  living  upon  and  improving 
the  land,  and  thereafter,  for  five  years,  he 
must  make  the  tract  his  actual  home.  A 
soldier  who  served  not  less  than  ninety  days 
in  the  army  during  the  late  rebellion  is  re- 
quired to  live  on  the  land  five  years,  less 
the  time  he  served  in  the  army.  At 
the  expiration  of  five  years,  or  within  two 
years  thereafter,  on  making  proof  at  the 
Land  Office  by  two  competent  witnesses, 
that  he  has  complied  with  all  the  require- 
ments of  the  law,  and  paying  an  additional 
fee  of  from  $6  to  $12,  he  will  receive  from 
the  Government  a  complete  and  absolute 
title  to  the  land. 

Homesteads,  until  the  issuing  of  the  pat- 
ents, are  free  from  taxation^  and  cannot  be 
taken  away  or  sold  for  debt,  but  are  abso- 
lutely secure  to  the  settler  so  long  as  he  oc- 
cupies and  culiivatei  the  laitd. 

If  at  any  time  after  six  months  the  home- 
stead settler  should  desire  to  get  a  full  title 
to    his    land    he    can    do    so     ^y  making 


proof  of  settlement  and  cultivation  up  to 
date,  and  paying  the  Government  price 
of  $1.25  or  $3.50  per  acre  for  the  land,  ac- 
cordmg  to  location — that  is,  within  or  with- 
out the  boundary  lines  of  railroad  grants. 

PRE-EMPTION  LAW. 

Any  person  .qualified  to  take  a  homestead 
is  also  entitled  to  160  acres  under  the  pre- 
emption law  (but  not  at  the  same  time.) 
Within  ninety  days  after  settlement  on  the 
land  he  must  file  his  application  in  the  Dis- 
trict Land  Office  where  the  land  is  located, 
which  will  cost  $3.  At  any  time  after  six 
months'  settlement  and  up  to  thirty  months 
after  filing  his  application,  the  settler  may 
pay  for  the  land  at  the  rate  of  $1.25  or 
$2.50  an  acre,  according  to  location. 

TIMBER  CULTURE  LAW. 

Under  the  timber  culture  act  an  appli- 
cant is  entitled  to  160  acres  on,  any  section 
naturally  devoid  of  timber;  the  whole  section 
must  be  devoid  of  timber.  On  one  section, 
only  one  timber  claim  can  be  taken.  It  re- 
quires eight  years  to  acquire  a  title.  Actual 
residence  is  not  required.  The  first  year 
five  acres  must  be  broken.  Second  year 
must  cultivate  this  five  and  break  five  more. 
Third  year  must  plant  the  first  five  acres 
in  trees  and  cultivate  the  second  five  acres. 
Fourth  year  plant  the  second  five  acres 
in  trees,  which  make  the  ten  acres.  On  the 
day  of  final  proof  675  trees  must  be  living 
and  in  a  thrifty  condition  on  each  acre.    ' 


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CAPITAL    NECESSARY     FOR     NEW 
COMERS. 

The  question  arises  as  regards  the  smallest 
sum  considered  necessary  for  a  new  comer 
to    start    with.     An    industrious    man    may 
come  here  almost  without  a  dollar,  hire  out 
for    some  years,  and  work  his  way  up  by 
strict  economy.     But  those  who  come  here 
to  make  homes  for  themselves  should  have 
$500  to  $1,000    to   start  with    on  even   the 
cheapest  foothill  lands.     There  will  be  some 
years    of     close     effort.     Poultry    must    be 
kept,  vegetables  raised,  odd  jobs   of    work 
done  for  the  neighbors.     But  thus,  on  even 
this  small  capital,  a  valuable   property  can 
be  developed  in  the  course  of  eight  or  ten 
years.^A  small  piece  of  good  land  is  better 
than  a  large  piece  of  poor  land.     It  is  best 
to  purchase  only   as  much  land  as  can  cer- 
tainly be  paid  for.     Develop  this  thoroughly, 
and  make  it  profitable,  and  more  land  can 
be  had  at  some  future  time.     Many  failures 
have  arisen  from  attempting  too  much.    The 
new  settler  who  deserves  success,  begins  at 
bed-rock,  keeps  out  of  debt,   buys  as  little 
as  he  can,  wears  his  old  clothes,  works  early 
and  late,  plants  trees  and  vines  for  the  fu- 
ture, leaves  whisky  alone,  and  has  a  definite 
aim  and  plan  in  life.     Such  a  man  can  come 
to  California  with  a  small  capital  and  find 
it  a  "  good  State  for  the  poor  man."     Those 
who  are   content    to    work    and  be  patient 
here  will  find  the  reward  sure  and    ample. 
Is  it  not  worth  while  to  have  a  home  in  a 
land  where  there  are  no  violent  extremes  of 
heat   and    cold,  and  where  the  farmer  can 
work     in    comfort     every    month    in     the 
year  ? 


WAGES. 

Wages  for  ordinary  day  laborers  range 
from  $1.50  to  $2.00  per  day;  good  labor,  re- 
quiring familiarity  with  the  work  in  hand, 
brings  $2.50,  and  skilled  workmen,  such  as 
machinists,  jewellers,  etc.,  receive  $3  and 
$4,  and  even  more  per  day.  Masons,  car- 
penters, stone-cutters,  etc.,  $3.50  to  $4.00  per 
day.  Harvest  hands  (with  board),  $2  and 
upwards.  Regular  farm  hands,  with  board, 
per  month,  $20  to  $30. 

Wearing  apparel  is  about  as  cheap  as  in 
the  Atlantic  States. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  prices  of  some 
of  the  most  important  articles  of  immediate 
use  to  immigrants  : 

HOUSEHOLD   GOODS. 

Cooking  stoves,  furniture  complete,  $15  and  upwards. 

Tinware,  about  the  same  as  Eastern  prices. 

Queensware,  same  as  Eastern  prices. 

Tables,  $2  and  upwards. 

Chairs,  60  cents  and  upwards. 

Bedsteads,  $3  and  upwards. 

Common  carpet,  two-ply,  75c  to  $1.25. 

Common  carpet,  three-ply,  $1.25  to  $1.50. 

FARMING  APPUANCKS. 

Wagons,  $100  to  8175. 
Harness,  $10  to  $40. 
Plows,  $7.50  to  $22. 
Mowers,  $ioo  to  $250. 

STOCK. 

American  farm  horses,  $75  to  $150. 

Half-breed  and  Mexican  horses,  $25  to  $75. 

Milch  cows,  $25  to  $75. 

Hogs,  $5  to  $9. 

Sheep — Ewes,  $1.50  to  $5. 

Rams,  $10  to  $50. 


CALIFORNIA. 


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FRUIT   TREKS   AND   PLANTS. 

Apple — I  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  $12.50  to  $20. 
Pears — 1  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  J 25  to  835. 
Cherries — i  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  $25  to  $35. 
Peach — I  year  old,  per  100,  820. 

Plum  and  prune — i  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  $20  to  835. 
Apricots — I  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  $25  to  $35. 
Nectarines — i  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  $25  to  830. 
Quinces — 1  and  2  years  old,  per  100, 820  to  835. 
Figs — 1  and  2  years  old,  per  100,  820. 
Oranges  and  lemons — 1  and  2  years,  from  graft,  each  75c 
1081.50. 
Persimmon — 1  and  a  years,  from  graft,  each  75c  tb  81.50. 
Olives — each  50c  to  750. 
Pecan — each  50c. 
Almond — per  100,  820  to  825. 
Filberts — each  50c. 
Chestnut — each  50c  to  75c. 
English  Walnut — each  25c  to  50c. 


Grapes — Foreign,  per  100,  $6. 
Grapes — Raisin,  per  100,  810. 
Currants — per  100,  86. 
Gooseberries — per  100  S5  to  $6. 
Blackberries — per  100,  83. 
Raspberries — per  100,  83. 

Strawberries — per  100,  !?2,  (and  special  rates  for  greater 
number.) 

OTHER  TREES. 

Blue  Gum — per  100,  82  to  85. 
Mulberry — each  75c. 

FRUIT  TREK  STOCKS. 

Pear — grafting  size,  per  i,oco,  810  to  S12, 

Apple — grafting  size,  per  1,000,  812. 

Cherry — grafting  size,  per  1,000,  812. 

Plum — grafting  size,  per  1,000,  S30. 

Scions — pear,  apple,  plum  and  cherry-,  per  1,000,  85. 


Parties  organizing  in  the  East  for  the  Pacific  Coast  will  be  aided  and 

assisted  by  applying  to  any  of  the  agents  of  the  Chicago  and  North- 
western Railway. 

L.  F.  Booth,  Gen'l  Agent,  W.  H.   Stennett,  Gen.  Pass.  Agent, 

415  Broadway,  New  York.  Chicago,  111. 


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CALIFORNIANS  GOING  EAST 

will  please  remember  that  the  Chicago  and  Northwestern  Railway 

is  the  Short  Line,  and   the   only  one  running   the  celebrated  Imperial 

Palace  Dining  Cars.      Also,  operating  Pullman's  Best  Sleeping 
Cars. 


THE  CHICAGO  AND  NOETH-WESTERN  R'Y 

IS  THE  ONLY  ROUTE  EUNNING  THE 

IMPERIAL  PALACE  DINING  CARS 

BETWEEN  THICAGO  AND  COUNC  L  BLUFFS. 


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These  cars  were  built  by  this  llaiiroad  Corapnuy  at  its  own  shops,  with  especial  reference  to  the 
needs  and  wishf.'S  of  the  patrons  of  this  line,  and  are  the  most  M  CJ LJ E  R  N ,  COM  P L  ET E  and 
MAGIN  IF'ICENT  Dining  Cars  in  existence,  and  will  be  managed  and  run  entirely  in  the  inter- 
est of  the  traveling  jiublic,  and  without  regard  to  expense  in  maintaining  the  table.  The  meals  fur- 
nished in  these  cars  will  include  all  the  delicacies  of  the  season,  and  equal  those  to  bo  had  at  any 
strictly  first-class  hotel. 

FOR  A  SPLENDID  MEAL  IN  THESE  CARS, 
ALL  THE  TIME  NECESSARY  FOR  H[ALTH  AND  PLEASURE  GIVEN  FOR  MEALS. 

When  vou  purchase  your  tickets  to  or  from  any  point  in  the  West,  see  that  they  read  via  the 
CHICAGO^  &.  NORTH-WBBTKRN.  Bv  su  doing  you  can  get  the  advantage  of  these  Imperial 
Palace  Dining  Cars,  "LELAND,"  "BRtJNSWlCK,"  " DijL aiONICO  "  and  ''IIjL»NOIS." 

You  can  not  get  them  by  any  other  route. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO/'  PRINCIPAL  EASTERN  CITIES 

By  from  300  to  600  Miles ! 


Hence  makes  BY    FAR    THE    BEST    TIME,    carrying    all    classes 

of  Passengers,   East  or  West,  on 

FAST  EXPRESS  TRAINS, 

Being  the  Short  Line,  it  makes  the  Lowest  Rates. 

TO     SECURE 

OOirOiT,  PIGH  THE  ANi  ATI EiTtii, 

CALL  FOE  TICKETS   VIA  THE 

Chicago  i  Northwestern  Railway 

THE  LEADING  RAILWAY  of  the  WEST  &  NORTHWEST. 


For  any  additional   information,  call  on  or  write  to 

J.MEREDITH  DAVIES, 

General  Agent, 
OFFICE,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 

OVERLAND  TICKET  OFFICE, 

Oakland.  Ferr-^y. 


TO,    OR    FROM 


-31:  California,  Oregon,  Washington  Territory,  British  Columbia,:!:- 


NEVADA.  ARIZONA  AND  THE  EAST 


The  Shortest  and  Best  Route  is  via  the 

CHICAGO  &  NORTH-WESTERN  RAILWAY. 


MAP  OF  THE  CHICAGO  vSc  NORTH-WESTERN  RAILWAY. 

THE  PULLMAN  LINE  OF  THE  NOETH  AND  NORTH-WEST 

Agents  of  all  Railways  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  as  well  as  those  of  rhe 
Atlantic  States  will  sell  tickets  via  this  line. 


J.  MEREDITH  DAVIES.  Gew'L  AGENT, 


Additional  Information  gladly  furnished  by 

L.  F.  BOOTH,  GEN'L  agent, 

415  Broadway,  New  York. 


J.  D.  LAYNG,  Gen'l  Superintendent, 
CHICAGO. 


W.  H.  STENNETT,  Gen'l  Passenger  Agent 
CHICAGO. 


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